Youth groups benefit from £160k Sefton Council windfall

NEARLY £160,000 was handed out by Sefton Council to local youth clubs in the last round of funding.

Sixteen centres and after school clubs benefited from the authority’s Youth Opportunity Fund, with two Southport clubs scoring nearly £15,000.

Eleven youngsters from Meols Cop High School’s youth club helped secure £4,800 to set up a series of conferences that will allow youth forums from across the country to get together to share ideas and network.

Five hundred teenagers will benefit from £7,300 handed to Stanley High youth club.